| 1 | O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples. |
| 2 | Let your voice be sounding in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works. |
| 3 | Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad. |
| 4 | Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him. |
| 5 | Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth; |
| 6 | O you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones. |
| 7 | He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth. |
| 8 | He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations; |
| 9 | The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac; |
| 10 | And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement; |
| 11 | Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage: |
| 12 | When they were still small in number, and strange in the land; |
| 13 | When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people. |
| 14 | He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them, |
| 15 | Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong. |
| 16 | And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread. |
| 17 | He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price: |
| 18 | His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands; |
| 19 | Till the time when his word came true; he was tested by the word of the Lord. |
| 20 | The king sent men to take off his chains; even the ruler of the people, who let him go free. |
| 21 | He made him lord of his house, and ruler over everything he had; |
| 22 | To give his chiefs teaching at his pleasure, and so that his law-givers might get wisdom from him. |
| 23 | Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob was living in the land of Ham. |
| 24 | And his people were greatly increased, and became stronger than those who were against them. |
| 25 | Their hearts were turned to hate against his people, so that they made secret designs against them. |
| 26 | He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the man of his selection. |
| 27 | He let his signs be seen among the people, and his wonders in the land of Ham. |
| 28 | He sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word. |
| 29 | At his word their waters were turned to blood, and he sent death on all their fish. |
| 30 | Their land was full of frogs, even in the rooms of the king. |
| 31 | He gave the word, and there came the dog-fly, and insects over all the land. |
| 32 | He gave them ice for rain, and flaming fire in their land. |
| 33 | He gave their vines and their fig-trees to destruction, and the trees of their land were broken down. |
| 34 | At his word the locusts came, and young locusts more than might be numbered, |
| 35 | And put an end to all the plants of their land, taking all the fruit of the earth for food. |
| 36 | He put to death the first child of every family in the land, the first-fruits of their strength. |
| 37 | He took his people out with silver and gold: there was not one feeble person among them. |
| 38 | Egypt was glad when they went; for the fear of them had come down on them. |
| 39 | A cloud was stretched over them for a cover; and he sent fire to give light in the night. |
| 40 | At the people's request he sent birds, and gave them the bread of heaven for food. |
| 41 | His hand made the rock open, and the waters came streaming out; they went down through the dry places like a river. |
| 42 | For he kept in mind his holy word, and Abraham, his servant. |
| 43 | And he took his people out with joy, the men of his selection with glad cries: |
| 44 | And gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the work of the peoples for a heritage; |
| 45 | So that they might keep his orders, and be true to his laws. Give praise to the Lord. |
